Multiple Picasso pairs in one tank

[Reefer831]

My question is about hosting two Picasso pairs in one 120 gallon tank with two Alpha females… I have had one pair in a 39 gallon tank for about three months and another pair in my 120 gallon tank for a few weeks now… I needed to do work on my 39 gallon which would involve me having to remove all my fish out of the tank… I figured it would not be that much of a big deal because all of them are around the same size but the only thing I was worried about is that each pair had already developed its alpha female… I have a huge Sunburst nem for them to host and the pair from my 39 gallon immediately went straight to it with the other pair of Picassos... Right off the bat the two females were going at it with each other kind of aggressively but only locking lips… My question is this can they both coexist with the each other? I see people putting multiple pairs of clown fish in a tank all the time but don't know if there was only one female or multiple females in that tank... I put them in the tank for about an hour now and they are both sticking with the original pairs and kind of stay together but when coming close each other they are going at it... Any info or help on the situation would be appreciated… Thanks!

 

[Reefer831]

There has to be someone who can help me out with info on this....

 

[OrionN]

You cannot keep two female in one anemone. They will kill each other. If you have wo anemones one for each at opposite side of the tank, then this may, stress may, work. As it is, even 1 female and two males would not even work. One female, one male and the rest juveniles. It is best that you remove one pair to the sump or something

 

[fragman2]

Given the situation as you described it, you are asking for trouble! My suggestion would be to RUN not walk to your nearest Petco type store and buy an acrylic Tarantula type cage with the lid and holes in the top. Get the biggest one that will fit into your 120 gallon tank. I use one for acclimating new fish in my 210 and it has improved survival rates a lot in a tank full of adult tangs. I cut slits in the bottom to allow for better water flow and for detritus to pass through and not build up on the bottom. I use magnets to keep it attatched to the front of the tank about an inch or two below the water level. Good Luck!

 

[Reefer831]

Thanks for the info guys… So far everything has worked out fine… They stoped fighting after a few hours… I take it that the two new ones I got a few weeks ago had not already created an alpha female therefore when I put the pair that did have an alpha female and it became the alpha...lucky me...thanks for the help